Touch and pressure receptors can be broadly grouped into three categories: tactile receptors, proprioceptors, and __________

Fill in the blank with the correct word.


Answer: Baroreceptors

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Which of the following conditions would occur on the anterior part of the body??

A) ?Injury to the bottom of the foot B) ?Ventral hernia C) ?Bruise on the back of the head

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Parasympathetic preganglionic fibers leave the CNS in all of the following locations except

A) the midbrain. B) the pons. C) the medulla oblongata. D) spinal segments T1-L2. E) spinal segments S2-S4.

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Because they release norepinephrine, ________ are considered adrenergic neurons.

A. postganglionic parasympathetic B. somatic motor neurons C. preganglionic sympathetic neurons D. postganglionic sympathetic neurons

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